About our Library Collection
The DACC Library holds approximately 2500 books and is organised using the Dewey Decimal Classification System. It is currently a reference library. The Library contains books with a Dutch or Dutch Australian focus, and covers topics including migration stories, autobiography & biography, art, architecture, business, genealogy, literature, history, music, performing arts, politics, history, geography, and more.
The Library has an online catalogue, and our dedicated volunteers are working hard to add all our books to the catalogue. In 2024, nearly half of the books in our collection have been entered into this catalogue. Search the catalogue by author, title, or subject matter: DACC Library Online Catalogue.
Other items in the library include over 150 DVDs from the popular series ‘Andere Tijden’. For an overview of these DVDs, see https://dacc.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/00-ANDERE-TIJDEN-COVERS-in-PDF.pdf. For more information about the library collection, see the inventory available here.
Separately, the DACC has a significant paper-based archive.
Donating to the Library
We accept donations to the Library collection. Items with a Dutch Australian connection are particularly welcome. If you would like to donate items, please email dutchaustraliancc@gmail.com with the following details:
- Number of books/items you wish to donate
- Book/item details: title, author, year published, publisher, subject
- Condition of books/items
- Photos of the books are appreciated but not required.
Examples of past donations to the Library: autobiographies, biographies, memoirs, travel diaries, emigration scrapbooks, government reports, children’s literature, novels.
Please note: The DACC is a charity organisation. Donors are responsible for postage or transport of items.